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9 June 2020
Oriental
IndonesiaSulawesi

New Trip Report: Remote Sulawesi

Here’s another fascinating report from Carlos Bocos. Remote Sulawesi, 2019: Carlos Bocos, 3 weeks & 34 species including Stripe-faced Fruit Bat, Pallas’s Tube-nosed

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8 June 2020
Africa
identification help

Help with identification of a hare in Kruger NP

Can anyone please help me identify this hare photographed in northern Kruger National Park on 16 Dec 2013? It has a remarkably well-marked face pattern (like Riverine Rabbit?) Than

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6 June 2020
Europe and the Palearctic
catsEurasian lynxEuropelynxswitzerland

Eurasian Lynx

I recently had a nice sighting of European Lynx near Basel, Switzerland. It showed itself for about an hour down to 5 meters. For a time, it was hooted at by two Tawny Owls. Unfort

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2 June 2020
AustralasiaOriental
IndonesiaMoluccas

New Trip Report: The Moluccas

Here’s a report I was looking forward to: it is not often a report comes in that includes so many species I haven’t seen. The Moluccas, 2019: Carlos Bocos, 3 weeks &amp

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31 May 2020
Europe and the Palearctic
Spain

Animal Droppings from Spain for ID

Hi all, Jonny Hodgson sent me these poo pics and wondered what species dropped them. I thought maybe a hedgehog, a large lizard or maybe a large amphibian … all of which are

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30 May 2020
Uncategorised
General Mammal Watching

New mammal family web pages

[Posted on behalf of Don Roberson] I followed Jon Hall’s recommendation to spend the first months of the Covid-19 lockdown by entering all the mammals I’d seen in Scythebill, w

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30 May 2020
Uncategorised
thermal imager

How do you use your thermal imager to find wildlife?

I know that quite a few of us now own thermal imagers and use them regularly while mammal watching. However, I think it’s fair to say that they are not always the easiest devices

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29 May 2020
Europe and the Palearctic
Meriones meridianusmeriones psammophilus; Meriones tamariscinus

Meriones Gerbils In Mongolia: taxonomy and tails

I have published a post “Meriones Gerbils in Mongolia: taxonomy and tails” covering some notes and photos which I put together in the process of trying to identify some gerbils

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29 May 2020
Europe and the Palearctic
Poland

Four years in Poland

I have been “living in Poland” for almost four years by now and thought people might be interested in what kind of experience a very bad mammalwatcher has in this count

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28 May 2020
Africa
Zimbabwe

New Trip Report: Mana Pools, Zimbabwe

Another report from Tom Clode, this time from one of my favourite national parks anywhere – Mana Pools.  It has been nearly 30 years since I was there and I’m relieved

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23 August 2026
Coming Soon to Mammalwatching (maybe): Lost Species List, a New Member Recruitment Competition and the perks of becoming a Contributing Member
23 August 2026
Lost Species Initiative: A Borneo Safari just added to the prize pot

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  1. Vladimir Dinets on How to find a pine marten?24 August 2026

    Pine marten behavior differs between places that have stone marten and those that don't. In the latter it has a…

  2. shortclaws on Good places to go for my first mammal watching trip24 August 2026

    If you feel confident enough to travel independently, then definitely self-drive is the best way to keep the cost down.…

  3. Jon Swenson on Updating IUCN status of data deficient species?24 August 2026

    I agree that this is a good question, Daniel. The IUCN evaluations are carried out by IUCN SSC (Species Survival…

  4. Frank Fundel on Queensland June/July 202624 August 2026

    Thanks for all the responses! I will then definitely stay a few days in Atherton Tablelands, probably also visit Chillagoe…

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21 August 2026
How to find a pine marten?
21 August 2026
First Trip to Japan (Honshu) in Nov/Dec – Advice on Target Species & Itinerary
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Queensland June/July 2026
19 August 2026
Large rodents of southeast Poland

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